New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-18
WON BY THE BROTHERHOOD.
FORCING THE LEAGUES RECOGNITION

uronc.NIzrDB.s BALLPLAYERs TO HAVE THEIR
GRIEVANCES listened T".
Tho directors II tue League deliberate yester
law In arriving at the Fifth Avenue Hotel;
In fact doliberaiion seems to have been
lhe main feature of this convention
The session OF the second day called to order at
;1:sO At 6 p. III. no delegates took a recess TO hear
from the players. The fight the percentage question
was a bitter and the Boston and Pnilade phia dele
yates routed The Letroit club first proposed that
each visiting club be given guarantee Of 5000 or 80
per ceat Of the gate receipts. This motion
was by vote of g. The Boston delegates then
proposed that the club winning the should
get % per cent when away from home No seconded
the motion
II finally decided that each visiting club next
be given $50. guarantee of 25 per cent Of
the gate receipts. All the clubs voted for this except
the Boston men.
outside ~ the corridors the Association mon were not
idle. They to work quietly, and after hard Work
sigssd two OF the League unpires ]. II. Gafney and
Herman Docscher II said that each will get s2oOo
with $500 advance money These will be tne largest
salaries paid pres in this country. with Can
Ney, Dooscher Ferguson and McQ uado the Assocatsn
Si havo the best umpire staff ever organized Gahney
offered umpire in the League for 5000 but taey re-
fused to give that sun.
The csmne of the Players brotherhood still at the
Barrett House. were not visible all day. their
friends LATE in the day the managers sent for them as
players but not organization, and tosk recess to
await their answer.
1t was o'clock last night when Messrs Ward Haslon
and Brouihers. the committee OF the Brotherhood Of
Players, walked into tho Leag meeting
being held. The reporters also invited In. The
three players with determination their faces. sat In
one corner OF the Lawyer John Rogers Of Phila
delphla acted chairman. aud the other League mon
eyed men sat in circle The principal Issue
was the recognition OF the Brotherhood Inc
League directors informed the players that
they did not OBJECT Receiving suggestions from the
committee as players but they cou not see why they
should recognize the Brotherhood Chairman Rogers
md the League directors argued at great length
ut the PLAYERS finn and stuck to their Issue. IL
was formal recognition to tho Brotherhood nothing,
and the irmn IS of the players them the battle.
A. G. Sptlding of tho Chicago Club finally made a
motion that the League appoint committee OF three TO
caner with the committee from the brotherhood TO
determine the best which the grievances vi the
PLAYERS could he removed or made less CALLING Tho MO
ton unanimously carried and Mrs>rs. Saldng 'ay
and Rogers vii meet the players AT the tIth Avenue
Hotel at noon to-day. OF contract Will then
be drawn up The players were heartily cengra uldted
their victory
The Hamilton Buffalo. Rochester, Syraclseaud London
clubs have formed International League. Ihe new
ORGANIZATION ap lie quallned admisSiGn to tn" Ma
:iona Agreement and the pr-iecu an was gwen them
John b. DaV. of the New York cub was asked about
the stories t.legr tphed rOu West ai keeic would
refuse o with \cwIOrk club for next sc sen
Mr. Day salt that he had received no wsrd fren heoc,
aud expected trouble IN slgnin. him for next year